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Appledore railway station was a
Appledore had a 300-ft long, one-foot high platform, situated on the down side of the line.Garner, Page 70 Brick built public toilets, a general and ladies waiting rooms and ticket office were provided, similar in appearance to those built at Westward Ho!. Two railway cottages were built at the site.Garner, Page 76 The station had gas lighting and was unique for the line in having a footbridge; this allowed access from Irsha Street to nearby allotments.
A run-round loop was provided, together with a dead-end siding, engine shed, water tower, hydrant, and coal store. The signal cabin, situated on the platform, had ten levers and the station was controlled by up, down, and distant signals.Jenkins, Page 142 An example of the unusual B,WH&AR single post buffer stop was at the end of the siding.Jenkins, Page 113
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
in north Devon
North Devon is a local government district in Devon, England. North Devon Council is based in Barnstaple. Other towns and villages in the North Devon District include Braunton, Fremington, Ilfracombe, Instow, South Molton, Lynton and Lynmouth ...
, situated close to the village of Appledore Appledore may refer to:
Places England
* Appledore, Kent
** Appledore (Kent) railway station
* Appledore, Mid Devon, near Tiverton
* Appledore, Torridge, North Devon, near Bideford U.S.A.
* Appledore Island, off the coast of Maine In fiction
* App ...
, a community lying on the peninsula formed by the sea ( Barnstaple Bay), the River Torridge
The River Torridge is a river in Devon in England; it rises near Meddon. The river describes a long loop through Devon farming country where its tributaries the Lew and Okement join before meeting the Taw at Appledore and flowing into the Bristo ...
, and the River Taw
The River Taw () rises at Taw Head, a spring on the central northern flanks of Dartmoor, crosses North Devon and at the town of Barnstaple, formerly a significant port, empties into Bideford Bay in the Bristol Channel, having formed a large ...
.Jenkins, Page 110
History
The station was, from 1 May 1908, the terminus of a line running some 7½ miles fromBideford
Bideford ( ) is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, south-west England. It is the main town of the Torridge local government district.
Toponymy
In ancient records Bideford is recorded as ''Bedeford'', ''By ...
.Garner, Page 29 This line had until 1901 run only as far as Northam. Mr Harold Robert Moody was the station master.Jenkins, Page 116 The station closed on 28 March 1917 when the locomotives were taken away for use in World War 1.
Infrastructure
Appledore had a 300-ft long, one-foot high platform, situated on the down side of the line.Garner, Page 70 Brick built public toilets, a general and ladies waiting rooms and ticket office were provided, similar in appearance to those built at Westward Ho!. Two railway cottages were built at the site.Garner, Page 76 The station had gas lighting and was unique for the line in having a footbridge; this allowed access from Irsha Street to nearby allotments.
A run-round loop was provided, together with a dead-end siding, engine shed, water tower, hydrant, and coal store. The signal cabin, situated on the platform, had ten levers and the station was controlled by up, down, and distant signals.Jenkins, Page 142 An example of the unusual B,WH&AR single post buffer stop was at the end of the siding.Jenkins, Page 113
Micro history
A terracotta memorial entitled 'Appledore station', on a background of locomotive wheels and gearing, produced by ceramic artist Maggie Curtis, commemorates the old station.Garner, Pages 105 & 6 The trackbed from Appledore to Richmond Road Halt was converted into a road in 1935 and the station buildings were demolished apart from the back wall.Garner, Page 105See also
* Northam station * Westward Ho! stationReferences
;Notes ;Sources *Baxter, Julia & Jonathan (1980). ''The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore railway 1901–1917.'' Pub. Chard. . *Garner, Rod (2008). ''The Bideford, Westward Ho! & Appledore Railway''. Pub. Kestrel Railway Books. . *Jenkins, Stanley C. (1993). ''The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway.'' Oxford : Oakwood Press. . *Stuckey, Douglas (1962). ''The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 1901–1917.'' Pub. West Country Publications.External links
* {{Authority control Disused railway stations in Devon Former Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1908 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917 1908 establishments in England Torridge District